Kids’ Mini Chicken Flautas Lunch
+ Snack: Pizza Poppers
- Eggs
- Milk
- Wheat
- Soy
Mini flautas are just right for little hands, and they’re on the menu today! You’ll roll up bite-size pieces of juicy white meat chicken plus mild pico de gallo and a kid-friendly Mexican cheese blend in tortillas, and bake until golden and crispy. On the side are carrot sticks and Belgian waffle strips to complete the meal. Snacktime always sneaks up on us, so we’ve included a make-ahead pizza popper recipe you’ll assemble from premade biscuit dough, marinara sauce, and melty mozz. Bake until golden brown for a surefire time-saving winner at home or in the lunchbox. This recipe is designed to provide lunch and snack components for multiple days. For each lunch and snack meal, 3 servings and 6 servings are provided for a 2 person and 4 person box respectively. Nutrition information under the Nutrition Values section below is for the lunch portion. The following nutrition information is for 1 serving of the snack meal: Calories: 490, Fat: 24g, Sat Fat: 10g, Cholesterol: 25mg, Sodium: 1330mg, Carbohydrates: 57g, Fiber: 1g, Sugar: 10g, Protein: 17g. Download the nutrition labels to see final nutrition information for both lunch and snack components.
Ingredients
9 ounce
Carrots
2 unit
Belgian Waffle
(Contains: Eggs, Milk, Wheat)
4 ounce
Pico de Gallo
10 ounce
Chopped Chicken Breast
6 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
½ cup
Mexican Cheese Blend
(Contains: Milk)
12 ounce
Pillsbury™ Buttermilk Southern Homestyle Biscuits
(Contains: Wheat)
5 ounce
Marinara Cup
1 cup
Mozzarella Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
Not included in your delivery
4 teaspoon
Cooking Oil
Salt
Pepper
Nonstick Cooking Spray
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Trim, peel, and cut carrots into sticks (like fries; ours were 3 inches long and 1⁄3 inch thick). Cut waffles into 1-inch-wide strips.
• Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid. Season all over with salt and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken in a single layer; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. TIP: Cut any larger pieces of cooked chicken into bite-size pieces. • Transfer chicken to a medium bowl; add Mexican cheese blend and as much pico de gallo (draining first) as you like. Stir to combine.
• Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels; microwave until warm and pliable, 30 seconds. • Lay tortillas on a clean work surface. Evenly divide chicken mixture between one half of each tortilla. Lightly season with salt and pepper if desired. Roll up tortillas, starting with filled sides, to create flautas. • Place flautas, seam sides down, on a lightly oiled baking sheet. Brush tops with a drizzle of oil. Bake until golden brown and warmed through, 6-8 minutes.
• To serve: Halve flautas on a diagonal; divide between plates. Serve with carrot sticks and waffle sticks on the side. • To stash: Let flautas cool completely before halving. Refrigerate flautas, carrot sticks, and waffle sticks in separate containers and pack as desired!
• Adjust rack to middle position (top and middle positions for 6 servings) and preheat oven to 375 degrees. • Remove Pillsbury™ Southern Homestyle Buttermilk Biscuits from package. Using a rolling pin, roll out each biscuit to form a 3-inch round. TIP: Lightly dust work surface with flour to prevent sticking. • Place 1 tsp marinara sauce in center of each circle; divide half the mozzarella between circles. Gently fold edges over filling and pinch tightly to close. Gently roll each pizza popper into a ball.
• Line a baking sheet with foil and coat with nonstick cooking spray. Place pizza poppers, sealed sides down, 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheet (divide between two sheets for 6 servings). Brush tops with oil and sprinkle with remaining mozzarella. • Bake on middle rack (top and middle racks for 6) until golden brown, 15-18 minutes. Let cool completely; divide between plates and serve with remaining marinara sauce.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Kids loved the flautas, especially with added taco seasoning. Some found the pizza poppers a bit bland.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy for some, but others found it time-consuming, especially making both components together.
- Suggestions: Season chicken with taco seasoning or buffalo ranch for more flavor. Consider making pizza poppers larger for easier filling.
- Portions: Generous amount; some families got multiple meals out of it for younger children.
- Kid-friendly: Many children enjoyed the meal, with the flautas and carrot sticks being particular favorites 🎉.
Reviews from our home cooks
My kids loved the carrot sticks the most, which was a healthy win. I was surprised by the waffle sticks. They were tasty, more like a donut. The flautas were yummy, but the pizza bites we saved for another day. It would have been too time consuming to make both at the same time.
Excellent flavor and easy to prepare. Had a little marinara left served as a dip for the flautas, Big Hit!
For the pizza balls, I think you have to make them bigger than 3 inches to start with. I couldn't fit much inside each piece and they ended up being a bit dry because of it. My kids liked making and eating them though.
My kids don't love the pico. I made one batch as the recipe card said and my husband and I ended up eating them. The second batch I seasoned the chicken with taco seasoning and they loved them. The waffles also do not stand up well on the lunch box. My kids said they were not good cold.
5 stars for the pizza poppers! Since my kids didn't like the flautas, they had the poppers as the mains for 2 lunches.
What a deal and happy meal. Only wish they still gave the pico di gio instead of the guacamole that make the flautas bomb- but still excellent. Gkids love the pizza, but I have not yet got them to stick as a ball
So much food! It was great! Ended up getting two meals out of this for my 1.5 year old!
Good, but i added a TON to make the taquitos good. They could really use some southwest spice or something instead of just salt and pepper.
Add hidden valley buffalo ranch seasoning packet, hot sauce, and chili flakes to chicken when cooking
I would love for all the lunch meals to be fast to make. The chicken wraps took a little prep. Also, the waffles have way too much added sugar in them.
